Synopsis

Kaloyan returns home to handle the sale of his late father’s apartment. At the beginning the process starts as a routine mundane task, but soon transcends into a journey of self-discovery that tries to track the connection between childhood trauma, memory and the passage of time.

Details

Directed by

Pavel G. Vesnakov

Written by

Pavel G. Vesnakov

Simeon Ventsislavov

Teodora Markova

Nevena Kertova

Georgi Ivanov

Produced by

Red Carpet (Bulgaria)

Co-produced by

Dispárte (Italy)

Main Cast

Ognyan Pavlov FYRE

Veselin Petrov

PRESS QUOTES

“Immaculately shot, gravely moving.” Variety

“A strikingly beautiful film.” Screen Daily

“An exceptional piece of filmmaking.” Robert Daniels, via Roger Ebert

“An artistic impulse and cinematic poetry in the face of universal despair”

“Confirms Vesnakov as perhaps the most profound thinker among contemporary Bulgarian filmmakers” Cineuropa

“Deeply moving”; “A tender but hard-hitting social realist drama” ICS (International Cinephile Society)

“The melancholy of “Windless” subtly and quietly inches itself under your skin”

“A Profound, Pensive Homecoming Drama Led by a Broodingly Excellent Fyre” High on Films

Poignant filmmaking that lingers with viewers long afterGazettely

With the support

Festivals & Awards

European Film Awards Feature Film Selection 2024

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Proxima Competition 

Filmfest Hamburg – Kaleidoscop

Golden Rose National Film Festival – Best Director, Youth Jury Award, City of Varna Special Award 

Central and Eastern European Film Festival – Special Jury Prize

Taifas Festival

Haifa Film Festival – Golden Anchor Competition for Debuts 

Belfast Film Festival – Best Cinematography Award

Cork Film Festival

Sevilla European Film Festival – New Waves

Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Survey Expanded Section 

European Film Festival Scanorama – Main Competition 

Panorama of the European Film in Egypt

AFI European Union Film Showcase

Les Arcs Film Festival – Hauteur 

 


2025

Ajanta- Ellora International Film Festival (India)

Bengaluru International Film Festival (India)

First Look MoMI (USA)

Crossing Europe (Austria)

Club Bulgaria (Finland)

GoEast Film Festival (Germany)

IFF Art Film (Slovakia)

Copenhague Headliner Film Festival

Karlovy Vary
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Bulgaria, Italy  93 min.  1:1  2k  5.1  Bulgarian

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